--- In [email protected], "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "authfriend" <jstein@> > wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], Vaj <vajranatha@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > On Dec 8, 2006, at 6:41 PM, yhvhworld wrote: > > > > > > > ---Vaj, but this is the "initial" stage, ...even from the POV > of > > your > > > > Guru, Chogyal Namkhai Norbu, complete, continuous realization > > > > requires at least, time and abundant practice. Perhaps Norbu > is > > > > missing an important point regarding bodily purification; > and...I > > > > contend, MMY's fund of knowledge on the topic of Realization is > > > > superior to Norbu's. This is not a case of "my Guru is > superior > > to > > > > yours". Just look at the facts. > > > > > > > > > You mean like one of Mahesh's beautiful and primary students > > > recently going insane? > > > > Are you referring to the one who became clinically > > depressed after her beloved husband died too young? > > > > > Thanks for reminding me. > > > > Hey, remind us too, Vaj. > > > from The Noble Eightfold Path on Wikipedia: > "Right speech (samyag-vâc · sammâ-vâcâ), as the name implies, deals > with the way in which a Buddhist practitioner would best make use of > his or her words. In the Magga-vibhanga Sutta, this aspect of the > Noble Eightfold Path is explained as follows: > > And what is right speech? Abstaining from lying, abstaining from > divisive speech, abstaining from abusive speech, abstaining from > idle chatter: This, monks, is called right speech. > Walpola Rahula glosses this by stating that not engaging in > such "forms of wrong and harmful speech" ultimately means that "one > naturally has to speak the truth, has to use words that are friendly > and benevolent, pleasant and gentle, meaningful and useful". > > I guess Vaj has a way to go...oh well, at least he is in > the 'initial' stages.
Spot on ! :-)
